Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission

Friday's flight marked the ninth SpaceX launch so far this year, compared to five orbital-class missions the company had logged at the same point in 2017, according to Musk.

The rocket's first and second stages separated about 2.5 minutes into the flight.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the launching of the country's first satellite, Bangabandhu-1, is another milestone in Bangladesh's continuous march forward.

The Prime Minister also thanked the officials who are associated with building and launch of Bangabandhu-1.

Today's launch was originally scheduled for yesterday (May 10), but a "ground system auto abort" scuttled that attempt with just 58 seconds left on the countdown clock.

Minutes later, the rocket's main-stage booster flew itself back to Earth to achieve a safe return landing on an unmanned platform vessel floating in the Pacific Ocean.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) chairman Shahjahan Mahmood earlier said Falcon-9 will pull the 3.7-tonne satellite vertically up to 36,000km from the launch pad before making adjustments for orbit.

SpaceX has landed and reflown boosters many times before.

Such activities are part of the company's efforts to develop fully and rapidly reusable rockets and spacecraft.

The Block 5's upgrades take another step in this direction. "This is quite normal for rocket launches as you can not take any risk", he said.

NASA will require seven successful flights of the Falcon 9 Block 5 before flying astronauts on the rocket.

SpaceX's newest rocket, the Falcon 9 Force 5, propelled the satellite into orbit. "This rocket is really created to be - the intent is to be the most reliable rocket ever built". "With launching of Bangabandhu Satellite-1, we're hoisting our national flag in the space".

Musk says he hopes to produce 30 to 50 Block 5s for the Falcon 9.

The rocket is slated to take off from SpaceX's launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite will eventually travel to a path 22,000 miles above Earth, where it will provide telecommunications coverage for Bangladesh and surrounding areas.

In September 2016, Bangladesh signed a 14-billion-taka (about 180 million USA dollars) loan agreement with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) to finance the country's first-ever satellite "Bangabandhu-I". It will be the country's first communications satellite at such a high altitude.

Recommended

Mr Fayose, in his remarks on the primaries, jokingly recommended Mr Okowa to the APC for the conduct of its rescheduled primaries. Prof Kolapo Olusola has been declared victor of the Ekiti State PDP Primaries held at Eagle Hall, Ado Ekiti on Tuesday.

In a statement issued last night, Mr Leahy also said there can be an over-emphasis on the role of social media during campaigns. John McGuirk speaking to the media about Google's decision to remove adverts to do with the 8th Referendum on their platform.

After the game, he was presented with a commemorative shirt on the pitch, and was joined by older brother Kolo. That is held by Manchester United who won the league in 1999/2000 by 18 points, and are now 20 behind City.

The sanctions on oil will require European and Asian countries to reduce their imports from Iran, the paper said . Trump has repeatedly threatened to rip up the Iran accord, which he has described as "the worst deal ever".

These bunch of castoffs have their sights firmly on Lord Stanley's mug as they head into their third round of the playoffs. How about Florida's GM completely underestimated his own roster and actively gave up two good young players for nothing.

Speaking to the Fermanagh Herald, Carroll said: "He looked after the players really well and we all looked up to him. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino promised to visit Ferguson after his side secured a top-four finish.

So it's essential to get male voices in the mix, and get them checking the weather and making shopping lists, too. The video above gives you a quick preview of how they all sound. "Passion gets you a lot further", Legend said .

Highland High student Katharina Smith, 16, said she was driving to the school when she saw "a ton of police racing toward school". A 14-year-old has been arrested after a classmate was shot in the arm with a rifle at their high school in California.

He'd said he favored holding the meeting at the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily fortified border separating the Koreas. They arrived into a Washington military base in the middle of the night and were welcomed by President Trump.

The incident has reportedly affected production at a number of other assembly plants, including some run by Ford and Mercedes . Among other items, Meridian supplies Ford with the magnesium radiator support structure, which holds radiators on the trucks.

Militants from Pakistan attacked Mumbai: Sharif
Sharif also stressed that the country had "isolated" itself in the global community by not acting against terror organisations. Nawaz Sharif has also questioned the trial of Pakistani's terrorist Mumbai attack that is hanged in middle.

Jerusalem Turns into Barracks Ahead of US Embassy Inauguration
Some of the protesters, mainly youths, brandished wire cutters, a popular tool in weekly attempts to cut through the border fence. Palestinians burned tires to blind the Israeli snipers from shooting protesters, sending flaming kites into Israeli territory.

Five senior ISIS officials captured in US-Iraqi operation
The ISIS leaders who were apprehended do not include al-Baghdadi, a senior USA official confirmed to CBS News' Margaret Brennan. Rankine-Galloway, mentioned the USA credited Iraqi safety forces with the militants' seize "on the Iraq-Syria border".

Scientist Dr David Goodall, 104, ends his life at Swiss clinic
Goodall had said that the quality of his life was poor in the past year and that he would be very happy to finally end his life. Goodall was not terminally ill, but his health had deteriorated badly in recent years, according to The New York Times.

Miranda Kerr Welcomes A Baby Boy Named Hart
Miranda Kerr is a mom for the second time! Miranda and Evan met in 2014 and made their romance public the following year. Miranda and Snapchat billionaire Evan tied the knot back in May a year ago , in an intimate wedding held in Los Angeles.

Kenyan dam burst causes 'huge destruction', deaths
Among villages affected are those in the farmlands of Nyakinyua, Endao, and Arutani where hundreds of people were displaced. The local people are now concerned about the condition of the other two dams, which are also reportedly full.